Heat clap Thunder for series lead

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The Heat have taken a 2-1 lead in their NBA Finals series with the Oklahoma City Thunder following a 91-85 win in Miami.

By Marcus Chhan
It is the second straight win for the Heat in the best-of-seven series with Game Four set for Miami on Tuesday.
LeBron James was immense for the home side, pouring in 29 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.
James hit two clutch free-throws previously in Miami's narrow win at Oklahoma in Game Two, and he repeated the feat in Miami on Sunday. His free throw with 16.2 seconds left in Game Three made it a two-possession game; the Thunder wilted under this pressure and immediately turned the ball over on the next play.
Dwyane Wade, who had 25 points in the game, added two more from the charity stripe to seal the six point margin of victory.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook impressed for the Thunder with 25 points and 19 points respectively but the visitors will rue a poor shooting performance from the foul line where they were just 15-for-24 during Sunday's loss.
Durant also suffered from foul trouble in the contest, picking up his fourth foul in the third quarter meaning he could only watch from the sidelines as the Heat rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat the Thunder.
"It's all about chemistry," James said on NBA.com.
"We understand where we like to get the ball, what we like to do in close situations, and it's good to see us execute down the stretch. But more importantly it was great to see we were able to get stops. That's where the game is won and we did that."
Chris Bosh chipped in with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who are now just two games away from winning the NBA Championship.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma fans will be hoping the Heat suffer a relapse of last season's NBA Finals which saw Miami blow a 2-1 lead in the series to hand the title to the Dallas Mavericks.